No. 5 - Quintet - Jo, Lady Violet, Guy, Ronald and Meakin - "Oh, Mr. Registrar!"

Lyrics by Percy Greenbank

[Lady Violet:] For a stylish and up-to-date wedding
Ev'ry well-to-do girl is inclined.
[Guy:] It's her dearest delight
to be married in white,
With a bevy of beauty behind.
[Jo:] But if relatives' wrath one is dreading,
Such proceedings of course are absurd.
[Ronald:] It is not very far
to the gay registrar,
[Meakin:] And remember that mum is the word!
[Ladies:] Mum is the word!
[Men:] Mum is the word!
[Ladies:] Mum is the word!
[Men:] Mum is the word!
[All:] Oh, Mister Registrar,
What a very obliging man you are!
Couples come from near and far,
You save them a lot of fuss!
[Ladies:] Ah!
[Men:] We're not particular, but
[All:] A family row we always bar!
So, Mister Registrar,
You are the man for us.

[Lady Violet:] Now when happy young couples go flocking
To his office in County or Town,
[Guy:] You have got to declare
certain things, you're aware,
And the registrar jots them all down.
[Jo:] Then you sign with a pen that is shocking,
And before you have time to say "knife,"
[Ronald:] In a grim sort of way
he will murmur "good-day,"
[Meakin:] And you're legally husband and wife!
[Ladies:] Husband and wife!
[Men:] Husband and wife!
[Ladies:] Husband and wife!
[Men:] Husband and wife!
[All:] Oh, Mister Registrar,
What a very obliging man you are!
Couples come from near and far,
You save them a lot of fuss!
[Ladies:] Ah!
[Men:] We're not particular, but
[All:] A family row we always bar!
So, Mister Registrar,
You are the man for us.